Fenglin, a quiet town in Taiwan, has found an unusual way to draw visitors back after a damaging earthquake in 2024. Instead of flashy attractions, it leans into its reputation as a "slow city" with snail races. The idea isn’t to go fast, but to go slow—literally. Since joining the Cittaslow network
People love shiny new tech, but picking the right system is like choosing a favorite sandwich—options stack up fast. Some devices play nice with Alexa, others swear by Google Assistant, and a few stubborn holdouts cling to Siri like it’s the last slice of pizza. But here’s a secret: your current set
Making super tiny particles is tricky. Scientists usually start with big chunks of stuff and break them down, like sculpting from a block of ice. But this time, they flipped the script and built particles from scratch using teeny reactors instead. These reactors are like microscopic pipes that twist
A recent study looked at how often third-year English students in a Chinese university used their phones. They tracked app usage for two weeks and asked students about their habits. The results showed that students spent over 2, 500 hours combined on apps like WeChat and Douyin. Surprisingly, most s
On a sunny April afternoon, a small but lively gathering took place behind the medical center’s main building. Gray smoke from slow-cooked meat curled upward as people carried paper plates and plastic cups between picnic tables. Unlike big-city festivals with flashy booths, this event felt like a lo
A new science fiction version for the classic game Dungeons & Dragons has just amazed the internet by collecting millions in a single day. The project, called Neon Odyssey, raced past its funding goal so fast that the website hosting the campaign couldn’t keep up with the traffic. Fans poured money
Scientists have long tried to figure out how warm the planet was in the deep past. Most earlier work used oxygen isotopes found in fossils, which suggested that Earth has cooled steadily over the last 539 million years. However, those studies left a lot of questions unanswered. A new approach
The study examined how body weight and smoking affect the chance of developing rheumatoid arthritis. Researchers used data from a long‑term health survey that follows Australian women over many years. They measured each participant’s body mass index (BMI) and recorded whether they smoked. Then they
The country icon Dolly Parton has decided not to go ahead with her planned Las Vegas residency. She told fans that health problems are making it hard for her to perform at the usual high energy level. Parton said she feels “swimmy headed” after taking medicine, a phrase she jokes about from her gran
Refrigerators still use the same 100‑year‑old idea of vapor compression. A new start‑up wants to stop that trend. Barocal has invented a way to heat and cool with just an inexpensive solid. Its early models match current fridge compressors in power, but they use far less electricity. The
